Olympic games 1968 Mexico

Olympic summer games 1968 in Mexico: black power salute

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, 1st and 3rd in the 200m respectively, showed their solidarity for the Black Panther movement on the medal podium while the anthum played. In addition to the fists and the gloves, they also wore no shoes to protest black poverty, and beads around their necks to protest lynching. Within hours, they were stripped of their medals and sent home.(more)

Left; GREENE, bronze medalist in the 100 m race, demonstrating against US race discrimination by clutching his fist on the podium. 1968. Right; Bob BEAMON, winner of the long jump, receiving the gold medal. He jumped at lenght 8 m 90, improve upon the world best reference by 55 cm

Lee EVANS, winner of the 400 m in 43,86 sec. 1968. All black and white photo's above by  ©Raymond Depardon/Magnum Photos

I couldn't find a recording of just the salute. Though this clip is very interesting, "the salute" doesn't come with the original sound, wich makes it less powerful than it was in reality.

Black Panther Party

Advanced Style

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Campaining USA style

Iris Apfel; "I don't do minimal"

Yes! this is something I wanted to see for a long time ! Iris Apfel's Manhattan Apartment. It's all that I wanted it to be !! 

All photo's taken by Roger Davies from AD, Do check the link for the story by Amanda Valli.(June 2011)

For my friend M. The Minimalist.

Marketing

Crazy Eddie Commercial 1978

 Cheaper and Deeper, Photo by William Eggleston

"Delete" a public installation 2005(read n see more)

Sassy, Classy, Footwear buy at Pink Stiletto Shop

Good Hair

This is not a new film, but if you haven't seen it be sure you do!! It's funny, horrendous, informative and engaged all at the same time.

Getting rid of the "nappy" hair

Good Hair is a 2009 American comedy documentary film produced by Chris Rock, starring and narrated by comedian himself.The main focus in the film is the extreme lengths that black women are willing to go through in order to look a certain way. A common ideology in the African American culture is that the straighter the hair, the prettier the woman.(Read more)

My First Rifle is pink

Pharrell’s Tank Chair (via)
Hello Kitty Assault Rifle via blog.riflegear.com "Blogging randomly from the hip"

AR-15 style DPMS Panther Lite 16″ Special Edition Pink "Ribbon" rifle(via)

#PM-2700Pink Cowgirl's Saddle Rifle (buy)

Crickett 22LR Youth Rifle Pink Caliber 22 LR Action Rifle (buy)

Ruger 10/22 comes in several pink versions (buy).

19 lbs. Gamo-Lady-Recon-air-rifle (buy)

Edith Head Reissued

Edith Head, eight-time Oscar winner who created the clothes for more than 1,000 films, she also dispensed her no-nonsense
advice to the ordinary woman in her bestseller, How to Dress for Success. First published in 1967, has now (April 1,2011) been reissued,(ISBN0810921332).Read more


illustrations from "how to dress for succes" by Edith Head

Some of her work:

Frankly, I think these pictures aren't doing any justice to the work of Edith Head.I have to spend another post on the costumes. Will be continued......